The 1893 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 13 and 14 January at the ice rink Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is the fourth World Allround Speed Skating Championships organished at the Museumplein in Amsterdam. (The championships in 1892 were canceled due to thaw). It was the first official World Allround Speed Skating Championship after the foundation of the International Skating Union (ISU) in 1892. The Dutch skater Jaap Eden became the first official ISU-World allround by winning the 1500, 5000 en 500 meter. He did not need to finish the 10000m according to the rules. Oskar Fredriksen from Norway skated the championship the first World record at the 10000 meter.

Four distances had to be skated: 500, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 m. One could earn the world title only by winning at least three of the four distances, otherwise the title would be vacant. The winner of the 500 and 1500 meter was decided by a skate off of the best four skaters of the distance. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded.

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Museumplein
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The Museumplein is a public space in the Museumkwartier neighbourhood of the Amsterdam-Zuid borough in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Located at the Museumplein are three major museums – the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Stedelijk Museum – and the concert hall Concertgebouw, the area was originally a wax candle factory and marshy meadows. Construction began following the completion of the Rijksmuseum in 1885, with a plan based on the design of Pierre Cuypers. The area was the location of the International Colonial and Export Exhibition in 1883, the Museumplein was reconstructed after a design by the Swedish/Danish landscape architect Sven-Ingvar Andersson in 1999. It now includes underground parking spaces and an underground supermarket, in the winter, the pond can be transformed into an artificial ice skating area. The space is used for events such as festivals, celebrations. Museum Square 1891-2020 Museum District in Amsterdam

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Amsterdam
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Amsterdam is the capital and most populous municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although it is not the seat of the government, which is The Hague. Amsterdam has a population of 851,373 within the city proper,1,351,587 in the urban area, the city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The metropolitan area comprises much of the part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe. Amsterdams name derives from Amstelredamme, indicative of the citys origin around a dam in the river Amstel, during that time, the city was the leading centre for finance and diamonds. In the 19th and 20th centuries the city expanded, and many new neighborhoods and suburbs were planned, the 17th-century canals of Amsterdam and the 19–20th century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. As the commercial capital of the Netherlands and one of the top financial centres in Europe, Amsterdam is considered a world city by the Globalization. The city is also the capital of the Netherlands. Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there, and seven of the worlds 500 largest companies, including Philips and ING, are based in the city. In 2012, Amsterdam was ranked the second best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit and 12th globally on quality of living for environment, the city was ranked 3rd in innovation by Australian innovation agency 2thinknow in their Innovation Cities Index 2009. The Amsterdam seaport to this day remains the second in the country, famous Amsterdam residents include the diarist Anne Frank, artists Rembrandt van Rijn and Vincent van Gogh, and philosopher Baruch Spinoza. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world, is located in the city center. After the floods of 1170 and 1173, locals near the river Amstel built a bridge over the river, the earliest recorded use of that name is in a document dated October 27,1275, which exempted inhabitants of the village from paying bridge tolls to Count Floris V. This allowed the inhabitants of the village of Aemstelredamme to travel freely through the County of Holland, paying no tolls at bridges, locks, the certificate describes the inhabitants as homines manentes apud Amestelledamme. By 1327, the name had developed into Aemsterdam, Amsterdam is much younger than Dutch cities such as Nijmegen, Rotterdam, and Utrecht. In October 2008, historical geographer Chris de Bont suggested that the land around Amsterdam was being reclaimed as early as the late 10th century. This does not necessarily mean there was already a settlement then, since reclamation of land may not have been for farming—it may have been for peat. Amsterdam was granted city rights in either 1300 or 1306, from the 14th century on, Amsterdam flourished, largely from trade with the Hanseatic League

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Netherlands
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The Netherlands, also informally known as Holland is the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three territories in the Caribbean. The European part of the Netherlands borders Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, sharing borders with Belgium, the United Kingdom. The three largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, Amsterdam is the countrys capital, while The Hague holds the Dutch seat of parliament and government. The port of Rotterdam is the worlds largest port outside East-Asia, the name Holland is used informally to refer to the whole of the country of the Netherlands. Netherlands literally means lower countries, influenced by its low land and flat geography, most of the areas below sea level are artificial. Since the late 16th century, large areas have been reclaimed from the sea and lakes, with a population density of 412 people per km2 –507 if water is excluded – the Netherlands is classified as a very densely populated country. Only Bangladesh, South Korea, and Taiwan have both a population and higher population density. Nevertheless, the Netherlands is the worlds second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products and this is partly due to the fertility of the soil and the mild climate. In 2001, it became the worlds first country to legalise same-sex marriage, the Netherlands is a founding member of the EU, Eurozone, G-10, NATO, OECD and WTO, as well as being a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union. The first four are situated in The Hague, as is the EUs criminal intelligence agency Europol and this has led to the city being dubbed the worlds legal capital. The country also ranks second highest in the worlds 2016 Press Freedom Index, the Netherlands has a market-based mixed economy, ranking 17th of 177 countries according to the Index of Economic Freedom. It had the thirteenth-highest per capita income in the world in 2013 according to the International Monetary Fund, in 2013, the United Nations World Happiness Report ranked the Netherlands as the seventh-happiest country in the world, reflecting its high quality of life. The Netherlands also ranks joint second highest in the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, the region called Low Countries and the country of the Netherlands have the same toponymy. Place names with Neder, Nieder, Nether and Nedre and Bas or Inferior are in use in all over Europe. They are sometimes used in a relation to a higher ground that consecutively is indicated as Upper, Boven, Oben. In the case of the Low Countries / the Netherlands the geographical location of the region has been more or less downstream. The geographical location of the region, however, changed over time tremendously

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Jaap Eden
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Jacobus Johannes Jaap Eden was a Dutch athlete. He is the male athlete to win world championships in both speed skating and bicycle racing, two women have done so. Jaap Eden was born in Groningen to Johannes Eden and Maria Baale, Edens mother died of complications from his birth. His father, a teacher, could not take care of the baby alone, and sent him to his grandparents. As a boy, Eden enjoyed running in dunes near his grandparentss home, gymnastics and, in the winter and his speed and skating technique were noticed by the best Dutch skater at the time, Klaas Pander, and he invited the 15-year-old Eden to join him training. In December 1890, in a track competition over 160m. Eden,17, was allowed by the Dutch Federation to compete in the world championships, the championships were organised by the Skating Club of Amsterdam, as there was no international governing body. Only two foreign skaters entered, American Joe Donoghue becoming the first champion1, Eden skated in the shortest two of the four events, placing 3rd and 4th in the half mile and mile, respectively. Eden entered the European Championships in Hamburg, but without any notable success, bad weather cancelled the 1892 world championships, while the European Championships that year were only attended by Austrian skaters. Eden did compete in the Prince of Orange Cup in England, in summer 1892, skating officials from several European countries convened in Scheveningen. The International Skating Union was established, and the bodys constitution announced annual world championships, the first ISU-governed world championships were to take place on the Museumplein in Amsterdam. Eden also played bandy on a level, when it had been introduced to the Netherlands in 1891. Two days before the championships, Eden won Dutch championships over 1500m and 5000m and his time in the 1500 m,2,35.0 is the first ISU-recognised world record in that distance. This made Eden, who trained in Norway earlier that winter, in the 1500 m, Eden tied with Oskar Frederiksen in the preliminaries, but beat him in a head-to-head final race. He outclassed the field in the 5000m, winning by half a minute, Eden was challenged again by Frederiksen in the first run of the 500m on the second day, but in the final Eden again beat the Norwegian. This meant Edens third victory, sufficient for the world title, Frederiksen skated the first official world record in the 10000m. Eden, skating alone in the last race, fell after the first lap, after his victory, Eden was welcomed by a crowd in his home town Haarlem. He became known throughout the country, the next winter, Eden trained in Hamar, Norway, and travelled to Stockholm for the world championships in early February 1894

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1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 January at the ice rink Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its an unofficial championship because there was no International Skating Union Four distances were skated at the World Championship, the ½ mile, the 1 mile, the 2 miles, one became champion if one won three of the four distances. The American Joe Donoghue won all the four distances and became the first World allround champion, * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source, SpeedSkatingStats. The winner of the ½ mile was decided by a final of the best four skaters of the distance, if the same time was skated a skate-off is skated to decide the ranking. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded

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1894 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1894 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 10 and 11 February 1894 at the ice rink Saltsjöbanen in Stockholm, Sweden. 19 skaters from six countries participated and it is the first World Allround Speed Skating Championships skated outside off Amsterdam. The Dutch skater Jaap Eden was the defending champion, no new champion was declared because none of the skaters won three distances. * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source, one could earn the world title only by winning at least three of the four distances, otherwise the title would be vacant. The winner of the 500 and 1500 meter was decided by a skate off of the best four skaters of the distance, silver and bronze medals were not awarded

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International Skating Union
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It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands, in 1892, making it one of the oldest international sport federations. The ISU was formed to establish standardized international rules and regulations for the disciplines it governs. It is now based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the International Skating Union was founded in 1892 to govern speed skating and figure skating. In 1895, the ISU streamlined its mission to deal only with amateur competitors, the organization hosted its first amateur skating championship in February 1896 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The United States and Canada formed an organization, the International Skating Union of America. Within the next two years, twelve European nations had joined the ISU, and the ISUA had only its original members, European and North American figure skaters rarely competed against each other due to differences in their styles of skating. The ISU had systematized and arranged the sport of figure skating, five minutes free skating to music. In 1911, Canada joined the ISU, leaving the United States as the major competitor to not be a member. Short track speed skating gained its own world championship event, hosted by the ISU, at the time, the sport was known as indoor speed skating, but it was renamed short-track when indoor rinks for the longer speed skating events were introduced. By 1988,38 nations had joined the ISU, within the next few years, the ISU abandoned one of its long-held practices, eliminating the use of mandatory figures in the singles figure skating competitions and reducing their use in ice dancing. After the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, in one of the short track speed skating events, Apolo Anton Ohno was awarded the gold medal after the disqualification of Kim Dong-Sung. Although the South Korean delegation protested the disqualification, ISU rules did not allow for a review of the officials call, several months later, the ISU approved the use of video replay, when available, to review referee decisions. The rules for judging figure skating were also changed as the result of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal, according to Ottavio Cinquanta, president of the ISU, Something was wrong there. Not just the individual but also the system, now we are trying to replace one system with another. A new figure skating judging system took effect in 2004, eliminating the 6.0 system perfect scores, however, they do count towards Personal Best scores. According to news published at bandynet. ru 7/6 bandy might be on the Olympic programme at Sochi 2014 as a branch of skating because ISU in 2007 got the right to within 3 years add another discipline. As of the summer of 2008, the ISU consisted of 63 member nations, to add any proposal to the agenda of meetings, it must have support from four-fifths of the members. Proposals on the agenda are approved with a majority vote

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Oskar Fredriksen (speed skater)
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Oskar Fredriksen was a Norwegian speedskater. In 1890 he became the first registered world record holder in the 5 and he did it again in 1893 in the 10, 000-meter race. In 1894 Fredriksen set a record in the 500-meter race with a time of 47.8 seconds

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Sweden
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Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east, at 450,295 square kilometres, Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of 10.0 million. Sweden consequently has a low density of 22 inhabitants per square kilometre. Approximately 85% of the lives in urban areas. Germanic peoples have inhabited Sweden since prehistoric times, emerging into history as the Geats/Götar and Swedes/Svear, Southern Sweden is predominantly agricultural, while the north is heavily forested. Sweden is part of the area of Fennoscandia. The climate is in very mild for its northerly latitude due to significant maritime influence. Today, Sweden is a monarchy and parliamentary democracy, with a monarch as head of state. The capital city is Stockholm, which is also the most populous city in the country, legislative power is vested in the 349-member unicameral Riksdag. Executive power is exercised by the government chaired by the prime minister, Sweden is a unitary state, currently divided into 21 counties and 290 municipalities. Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages, in the 17th century, it expanded its territories to form the Swedish Empire, which became one of the great powers of Europe until the early 18th century. Swedish territories outside the Scandinavian Peninsula were gradually lost during the 18th and 19th centuries, the last war in which Sweden was directly involved was in 1814, when Norway was militarily forced into personal union. Since then, Sweden has been at peace, maintaining a policy of neutrality in foreign affairs. The union with Norway was peacefully dissolved in 1905, leading to Swedens current borders, though Sweden was formally neutral through both world wars, Sweden engaged in humanitarian efforts, such as taking in refugees from German-occupied Europe. After the end of the Cold War, Sweden joined the European Union on 1 January 1995 and it is also a member of the United Nations, the Nordic Council, Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Sweden maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides health care. The modern name Sweden is derived through back-formation from Old English Swēoþēod and this word is derived from Sweon/Sweonas. The Swedish name Sverige literally means Realm of the Swedes, excluding the Geats in Götaland, the etymology of Swedes, and thus Sweden, is generally not agreed upon but may derive from Proto-Germanic Swihoniz meaning ones own, referring to ones own Germanic tribe

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Norway
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The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the Kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land, until 1814, the kingdom included the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland. It also included Isle of Man until 1266, Shetland and Orkney until 1468, Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres and a population of 5,258,317. The country shares a long border with Sweden. Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway, erna Solberg became Prime Minister in 2013, replacing Jens Stoltenberg. A constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution, the kingdom is established as a merger of several petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from the year 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,144 years, Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels, counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have an amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament. Norway maintains close ties with the European Union and the United States, the country maintains a combination of market economy and a Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system. Norway has extensive reserves of petroleum, natural gas, minerals, lumber, seafood, the petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of the countrys gross domestic product. On a per-capita basis, Norway is the worlds largest producer of oil, the country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIAs GDP per capita list which includes territories and some regions, from 2001 to 2006, and then again from 2009 to 2017, Norway had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking, Norway ranks first on the World Happiness Report, the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity and the Democracy Index. Norway has two names, Noreg in Nynorsk and Norge in Bokmål. The name Norway comes from the Old English word Norðrveg mentioned in 880, meaning way or way leading to the north. In contrasting with suðrvegar southern way for Germany, and austrvegr eastern way for the Baltic, the Anglo-Saxon of Britain also referred to the kingdom of Norway in 880 as Norðmanna land. This was the area of Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway, and because of him

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German Empire
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The German Empire was the historical German nation state that existed from the unification of Germany in 1871 to the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918, when Germany became a federal republic. The German Empire consisted of 26 constituent territories, with most being ruled by royal families and this included four kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies, seven principalities, three free Hanseatic cities, and one imperial territory. Although Prussia became one of kingdoms in the new realm, it contained most of its population and territory. Its influence also helped define modern German culture, after 1850, the states of Germany had rapidly become industrialized, with particular strengths in coal, iron, chemicals, and railways. In 1871, it had a population of 41 million people, and by 1913, a heavily rural collection of states in 1815, now united Germany became predominantly urban. During its 47 years of existence, the German Empire operated as an industrial, technological, Germany became a great power, boasting a rapidly growing rail network, the worlds strongest army, and a fast-growing industrial base. In less than a decade, its navy became second only to Britains Royal Navy, after the removal of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck by Wilhelm II, the Empire embarked on a bellicose new course that ultimately led to World War I. When the great crisis of 1914 arrived, the German Empire had two allies, Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Italy, however, left the once the First World War started in August 1914. In the First World War, German plans to capture Paris quickly in autumn 1914 failed, the Allied naval blockade caused severe shortages of food. Germany was repeatedly forced to send troops to bolster Austria and Turkey on other fronts, however, Germany had great success on the Eastern Front, it occupied large Eastern territories following the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. German declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare in early 1917 was designed to strangle the British, it failed, but the declaration—along with the Zimmermann Telegram—did bring the United States into the war. Meanwhile, German civilians and soldiers had become war-weary and radicalised by the Russian Revolution and this failed, and by October the armies were in retreat, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire had collapsed, Bulgaria had surrendered and the German people had lost faith in their political system. The Empire collapsed in the November 1918 Revolution as the Emperor and all the ruling monarchs abdicated, and a republic took over. The German Confederation had been created by an act of the Congress of Vienna on 8 June 1815 as a result of the Napoleonic Wars, German nationalism rapidly shifted from its liberal and democratic character in 1848, called Pan-Germanism, to Prussian prime minister Otto von Bismarcks pragmatic Realpolitik. He envisioned a conservative, Prussian-dominated Germany, the war resulted in the Confederation being partially replaced by a North German Confederation in 1867, comprising the 22 states north of the Main. The new constitution and the title Emperor came into effect on 1 January 1871, during the Siege of Paris on 18 January 1871, William accepted to be proclaimed Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. The second German Constitution was adopted by the Reichstag on 14 April 1871 and proclaimed by the Emperor on 16 April, the political system remained the same. The empire had a parliament called the Reichstag, which was elected by universal male suffrage, however, the original constituencies drawn in 1871 were never redrawn to reflect the growth of urban areas

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1889 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1890 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 8 and 9 January at the ice rink Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. One became champion if one won all three distances, the Russian Aleksandr Pansjin didnt win the final at the 2 miles and was not declared as winner due to the rules. * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source, the winner of the distances was decided by a final of the best four skaters of the distance. If the same time was skated a skate-off is skated to decide the ranking, silver and bronze medals were not awarded

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World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men
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The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889–1892, in 1889, three distances had to be skated, 1/2 mile –1 mile –2 miles. In the years 1890-1892, four distances had to be skated, since 1893, four distances have to be skated,500 m –1,500 m –5,000 m –10,000 m. In 1889, one could win the World Championships by winning all three distances. If no one won all three distances, no winner would be declared, silver and bronze medals were not awarded. In the years 1890-1907, one could win the World Championships by winning at least three of the four distances, so there would be no World Champion if no skater won at least three distances. Silver and bronze medals were never awarded, in the years 1908-1925, ranking points were awarded, the final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals. The rule that a skater winning at least three distances was automatically World Champion was still in effect, though, so the ranking could be affected by that, silver and bronze medals were awarded now as well. In the years 1926-1927, the points on each distance were percentage points, calculated from a skaters time. Apart from that, the system used was the same as in the preceding years. Since 1928, the system has been in use. However, the rule that a skater winning at least three distances was automatically World Champion remained in effect until 1986 and it was abolished as a result of three-distance-winner Rolf Falk-Larssen having a worse samalog score than silver medal winner Tomas Gustafson in 1983. Sven Kramer has won a total of nine championships, in 2007,2008,2009,2010,2012,2013,2015,2016 and 2017. Before Kramer, Clas Thunberg and Oscar Mathisen held the record with five world championships, Kramer has won four consecutive world championships, in 2007,2008,2009 and 2010. World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women

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1895 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1895 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 23 and 24 February 1895 at the ice rink Mjøsen in Hamar, Norway. In 1894 no champion was declared because none of the skaters won three distances, jaap Eden became the first skater to win two world titles. * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source, one could earn the world title only by winning at least three of the four distances, otherwise the title would be vacant. The winner of the 500 and 1500 meter was decided by a skate off of the best four skaters of the distance, silver and bronze medals were not awarded

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1897 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1897 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place on 5,6 and 9 February 1897 at the ice rink Crystal Stadium in Montréal, Canada. It was the first World championship outside of Europe, Canada had the honour of organizing this World championship because it was the first non-European member of the International Skating Union. Jaap Eden was the champion, he stopped with ice skating after the 1896 season. He started a career as cyclist, the Norwegian Alfred Næss won the first distance and the Canadian Jack McCulloch the second distance. At the third distance, Næss and McCulloch skated both the fastest time, a skate-off was needed to decide who was the winner and was able to win three distances. McCulloch won the skate-off and had to win the 10000 meter to become world champion, McCulloch won the 10000 meters and became World champion. They found out that the 5000 meter was too short, they had skated two rounds less than needed, on 9 February, that mistake was corrected by re-skating the 5000 meters. Some skaters had already left and so it was skated by only four skaters, McCulloch won again and was then World champion for real. * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source, silver and bronze medals were not awarded

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1898 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1897 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 February 1897 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland. Jack McCulloch was the champion but did not participate. The Norwegian Peder Østlund won three distances but did not finish the 500 meter, according to the rules he became World champion. The German Julius Seyler who finished all the distances had the best score, * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source, SpeedSkatingStats. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded

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1899 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1899 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 4 and 5 February 1899 at the ice rinks Friedenauer Sportplatz & Westeisbahn in Berlin, Germany. The first day was skated at the ice rink Friedenauer Sportplatz, due to the bad ice conditions the second day the distances were skated at the ice rink Westeisbahn. Peder Østlund was the champion and succeeded in defending his championship. He won three distances and became World champion, * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source, SpeedSkatingStats. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded

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1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 24 and 25 February 1900 at the ice rinks Frognerkilen in Kristiania, Norway. The first day was skated at the ice rink Friedenauer Sportplatz, due to the bad ice conditions the second day the distances were skated at the ice rink Westeisbahn. Peder Østlund was the champion, after 2 distances he stopped. Edvard Engelsaas won three distances and became the new World champion, * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source, SpeedSkatingStats. Silver and bronze medals were not awarded

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1904 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1904 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 February 1904 at the ice rink Gamle Frogner Stadion in Kristiania, Norway. Sigurd Mathisen, who came second, was declared World Champion. * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source, silver and bronze medals were not awarded

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1905 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1905 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 21 and 22 January 1905 at the ice rink Stadspark in Groningen, Netherlands. He did not participate and did not defend his title, coen de Koning won three of the four distances and became World champion. * = Fell NC = Not classified NF = Not finished NS = Not started DQ = Disqualified Source, silver and bronze medals were not awarded

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1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 8 and 9 February 1908 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland. THis year it was the first time also Silver and Bronze medals were awarded, also a point system was introduced to make a ranking, but the rule that if one won three distances became automatic World champion was still valid. Oscar Mathisen won three distances and became World champion and he also had the lowest amount of points awarded. The points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances, the final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals. Silver and bronze medals were awarded

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1909 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1909 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 27 and 28 February 1909 at the ice rink Gamle Frogner in Kristiania, Norway. Oscar Mathisen was defending champion and succeeded in prolonging his title and he had the lowest amount of points awarded, and no one won three distances. This was the first time that a World champion was declared without winning at least three distances, the points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances. The final ranking was decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals. Silver and bronze medals were awarded

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1910 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1910 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place on 5 and 6 March 1910 at the ice rink Pohjoissatama in Helsinki, Finland. Oscar Mathisen was the defending champion, nikolay Strunnikov had the fewest points awarded and became world champion. The points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances, the final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals. Silver and bronze medals were awarded

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1911 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1911 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 5 and 5 March 1911 at the ice rink Øen Stadion in Trondheim, Norway. Nikolay Strunnikov was defending champion and prolonged his title and he had the lowest amount of points awarded, won all the four distances and became World champion. The points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances, the final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals. Silver and bronze medals were awarded

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1912 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1912 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 17 and 18 February 1912 at the ice rink Gamle Frogner in Kristiania, Norway. Nikolay Strunnikov was defending champion but did not take part in these championships, oscar Mathisen had the lowest amount of points awarded and won all four distances. He became World champion for the third time and he and Jaap Eden are the only ice-skaters winning the World championship three times. The points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances, the final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals. Silver and bronze medals were awarded

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1913 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1913 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 1 and 2 March 1913 at the ice rink Pohjoissatama in Helsinki, Finland. Oscar Mathisen was defending champion and succeeded in prolonging his title, oscar Mathisen became World champion for the fourth time. He is the first ice-skater winning the World championship four times, the points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances. The final ranking was decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals. Silver and bronze medals were awarded

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1914 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1914 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 14 and 15 February 1914 at the ice rink Frogner Stadion in Kristiania, Norway. Oscar Mathisen was defending champion and succeeded in prolonging his title, oscar Mathisen became World champion for the fifth time. He is together with Clas Thunberg and Sven Kramer holder of the record of fifth World Allround titles, the points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances. The final ranking was decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals. Silver and bronze medals were awarded

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1922 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1922 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 18 and 19 February 1922 at the ice rink Frogner Stadion in Kristiania, Norway. This was the first championship after the first world war, the previous championship was 8 years ago this is why there were so many skaters who took part for the first time. Oscar Mathisen was defending champion but did not defend his title. Harald Strøm became World champion for the first time, the points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances. The final ranking was decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals. Silver and bronze medals were awarded

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1997 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1997 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held on 14–16 February 1997 in the M-Wave stadium in Nagano, Japan. Title defenders were the 1996 world champions Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany, Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Ids Postma from the Netherlands became world champions

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1998 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1998 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held on 13–15 March 1998 in the Thialf stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann and Ids Postma were the title holders from the previous year. It was Niemann-Stirnemanns seventh all-round world title

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1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 1999 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held on 6–7 February 1999 in the Vikingskipet arena in Hamar, Norway. It was the first tournament with 24 participants, title defenders were the 1998 world champions Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Ids Postma from the Netherlands. Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann from Germany and Rintje Ritsma from the Netherlands became world champions, NQ = Not qualified for the 10000 m DQ = disqualifiedbold signifies championship record. NQ = Not qualified for the 5000 m DQ = disqualifiedbold signifies championship record, all 24 participating skaters are allowed to skate the first three distances,12 skaters may take part on the fourth distance. To make up a total of 12, skaters are then added in order of their best rank on either list, samalog standings take precedence over the longest-distance standings in the event of a tie

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2000 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 2000 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held on 5–6 February 2000 in the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee. Title defenders from the 1999 Championship in the Hamar Vikingskipet were Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, german Claudia Pechstein and Dutchman Gianni Romme became world champion. 24 skaters,13 from Europe,4 from North-America,7 from Asia, seven skaters made their World Championship debut. Emese Hunyady participated in her 15th WC Allround tournament and was the first female to reach this milestone, to make up a total of 12, skaters are then added in order of their best rank on either list. Samalog standings take precedence over the longest-distance standings in the event of a tie

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2001 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
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The 2001 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held on the City Park Ice Rink in Budapest, Hungary, on 10–11 February 2001. German Anni Friesinger and Dutchman Rintje Ritsma became the world champions, to make up a total of 12, skaters are then added in order of their best rank on either list. Samalog standings take precedence over the longest-distance standings in the event of a tie